ACADEMIC TEXTS REPOSITORY

Summary

The general and specific problems about organizing PE lessons in distance learning conditions in secondary schools are revealed. Among the specific problems are the following: the limited dwelling space; impossibility of using proper school facilities or special equipment and inventory; impossibility to use game and competitive methods, and as a result – lack of students’ motivation for high-quality performance of exercises. Thus it causes the impossibility to assess the development of physical qualities according to the educational standards. A special attention is paid to the issue of using mobile games promoting communication and student socialization, to meet the body needs in movement, contribute to the assimilation of motor skills and abilities, strengthen friendship and mutual assistance, show initiative and creativity in actions. The importance of the competitive method in PE lessons is revealed to disclose the functional and mental capabilities of students and to bring them to a new level, to stimulate their creativity, independence, and initiative. Distance learning cannot ensure students' motor activity during the school day due to the impossibility of group work, having various sports events etc. The ways to solve mentioned problems are considered, namely: joint self-organization of teachers, parents and students; teachers’ work on motivation and self-education; educational projects «Osvitoria», «All-Ukrainian school online», «All-Ukrainian project «Let's win together»; «To the Lesson»; National educational platform «Education».